CHAPTER VI.

THE THEATRE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

Important Movement 312

Translations from the French 312

Cañizares, Torres, Lobo 313

Lower Classes rule 313

The old Court-yards 314

The new Theatres 314

The Opera 315

Castro, Añerbe, Montiano 316

The Virginia and Athaulpho 317

Translations from the French 318

The Petimetra of Moratin the Elder 318

His Hormesinda 319

His Guzman el Bueno 319

Cadahalso 319

Sebastian y Latre 320

Yriarte, Melendez 321

Ayala 321

Huerta 322

Jovellanos 323

Autos suppressed 324

Low State of the Theatre 325

Ramon de la Cruz 326

Sedano, Lassala, Cortés 329

Cienfuegos, Huerta 329

Discussions 330

Valladares, Zavala 331

Comella 332

Moratin the Younger 333

Patronized by Godoy 334

His first Play 335

His Nueva Comedia 336

His Baron and Mogigata 337

His Sí de las Niñas 338

His Translations 339

State of the Drama 340

Actors of Note 340

State of the Theatre 341

Prospects 341

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